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Table 4 Late gastrointestinal toxicity

From: Late toxicity and five year outcomes after high-dose-rate brachytherapy as a monotherapy for localized prostate cancer

  

Late†

Last late§

Symptom

Grade

n (%)

n (%)

Diarrhea

0

33 (92)

36 (100)

 

1

3 (8)

0 (0)

 

2

0 (0)

0 (0)

Rectal pain

0

36 (100)

36 (100)

 

1

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Rectal bleeding

0

36 (100)

36 (100)

 

1

0 (0)

0

Highest GI*

0

33 (92)

36 (100)

 

1

3 (8)

0 (0)

 

2

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. Abbreviations: GI gastrointestinal, *The highest toxicity in a patient was counted as a single event, †> 3 months after completion of therapy, §Incidence of late toxicity at last follow-up visit.
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